GMA T.33 Will Be Gordon Murray's Last Non-Hybrid Car

This is truly sad, as the Cosworth-developed engine we see here is a true masterpiece that sounds, performs, and is configured in a beautifully unique way. As test driver Dario Franchitti notes above, the T.33's engine is "the highpoint of internal combustion," and we couldn't agree more. We'd love to see this engine used in many more products, but that would dilute its appeal to a degree. However, Gordon Murray told several media outlets in the build-up to the T.33's reveal that the brand will continue using the V12 for the foreseeable future, meaning the next standalone model from the brand could see this already stellar engine paired with electrification.

Although future products unrelated to the T.33 will be hybridized, at least they won't be fully electric, and with GMA setting the bar so high in terms of tantalizing our senses, we're sure that an electrified product from the company will be pretty damn special in its own right.

Although the brand doesn't tout it as such, the GMA V12 already uses a form of mild hybridization with a 48-volt electrical architecture powering an integrated starter generator instead of a typical starter motor. This system also powers all the ancillaries of the cars but doesn't provide a direct augmentation for the current power outputs.

The first deliveries of this first T.33 variant will arrive to do battle with theMcLaren GTin early 2024, with the production run likely lasting until around 2026. Thereafter, it's possible that the next project for Murray's teamwill be an SUV. When this eventually arrives, we expect that it will be unlike any other high-riding pavement pounder, so don't fret about it too much. Furthermore, Murray hasn't indicated that we can't expect other, more affordable super sports cars to come along eventually. So while we're jealous of T.50 and T.33 owners, and while we wish their respective V12s would be immortal, their high price and clever R&D will surely mean more exciting and accessible cars down the line, despite hybrid power.